This is the text of the Finance (No.2) Bill, as ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed on 29th March 2006.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTSMr Chancellor of the Exchequer has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Finance (No.2) Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.